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0. R. MANVILLE.

SHOVELING BOARD- APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. ms.

1 ,3 1 4,684; Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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Witnesses 0 5 Inventor Attorneys OSCARR. MANVILLIE, or BRECKENRIDGE, MISSOURI. 1

SHOVELING-BOARJ).

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Application filed July 3, 1916. Serial No. 107,447.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR R. MANVILLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Breekenridgain the county of Caldwell and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful shoveling-Board, of which the fol- I lowing is a specification.

The present invention appertains to shoveling boards for wagons, and is particularly an improvement over the shoveling board disclosed in my co-pendmg application Serial No. 92,933, filed April 22,1916.

.It is the object of the invention to pro vide a novel and improved means for applying a shoveling board to the rearend of a wagon body for holding the shovehng board in operative position, and for holding it in closed position so that itserves as an end gate for the wagon body, the device having means for preventing the spreading of the sides of the ,wagon body and embodying a novel assemblage and combination of the component elements.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the character indicated which is simple and inexpensive in construction, which, ca'nbe readily applied to and removed from various wagon bodies, and which will be convenient, practical and efficient in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view showing the shoveling board in operative position, portions being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view showing the shoveling board in position to serve as an end gate.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

The shoveling board 1 can be constructed of wood, metal or other suitable material, and is provided with the upstanding sides 2. The bottom of the wagon body is designated 3, and the sides 4.

The means for detachably applying the v shoveling board to the wagon body, embodies a pair of upright plates 5 of wood, metal or other material, having cleats 5 upon their outer sides and arranged vertically, said cleats 5 being adapted to slip downwardly between the cleats 6 secured to the inner surfaces of the sides 4 adjacent the rear end of the wagon body. The plates can be bolted or otherwise fastened to the sides 3, as at 7. The lower or forward end of the shoveling board 1 is pivotally connected with the lower ends of the plates 5, and is disposed between said plates and the sides 4 of the wagon body, as clearly seen in Fig. 1. The lower or forward corners of the sides 3 of the board 1 are provided with notches 9 receiving inwardly projecting lugs 8 with which the plates 5 are provided adjacent their lower ends, whereby the shoveling board can be readily swung rearwardly and downwardly to operative position, and upwardly and forwardly to vertical position. When the board is in vertical position, the lower ends of its sides are in front of the lugs 8, whereby to prevent the rearward movement thereof, and when the board is in operative position, a transverse cleat 11 secured to the rear or lower surface thereof bears against the rear end of the bottom 3, as seen in Fig. 2, to hold the board in place.

The means for supporting the shoveling board in operative position, embodies rearwardly projecting bars 13 secured by rivets or other securing means to the outer or remote surfaces of the plates 5 between their ends, and the bars 13 project rearwardly from the plates 5 and have'apertures 16 adjacent their rear ends. -A pair of resilient rods 17 have hooks 15 at their forward ends engaging loosely through the apertures 16, and said rods 17 extend through apertures or openings 18 provided in the protruding end portions of a transverse cleat 19 secured to the rear or lower surface of the board 1 between the ends thereof and adjacent the free end of the board. Thus, the rods 17 are disposed at the opposite sides of the board, instead of between the sides thereof, as in the construction shown in said copending application. Plates or rings 21 are secured to the cleat 19 upon the rear or lower surface thereof around the apertures 18 and have apertures 22 registerin with the aforesaid apertures through w ich the rods .17 project. The free ends of-tlie rods' -have rings or loops 20 upon which the plates 21 are -seatable when the shoveling ,board is vswnng downwardly to shoveling position, whereby to facilitate the unloading or loading of:the wagon. The plates 21 have flanges 21 en- 1 a forward, edge of the cleat 1 and s e t resist the drag from the rods 17.

serving to The rods 17 thus provide hangers for sus pending the free or rear ,portion of. the shovelingboard fromthe plates or posts 5. Each plate 21 is provided witha'rean wardly projecting Tshodlder 23 below which i is a cam surface 24, and a'bar 25 is secured the. ,el a 1 w th l p-wei y fo erwardl to the cleat19 between the plates 21'a nd is provided with a downwardlyprojecting hook 26. vvhenaheboard lie in closed position,so as to'fit snugly between theplates 5,. as seen in Fig. 8, the bars 13 project through he. ape res ,l8end' n t rods 17 can be swung toward the r oppos'ite sides ,for engagement under the hook or keeper26. When the r ods 17 ztreswnngto: td t 'lee 9, they a be, snapped v ver aleng th vear surfa e the shoulders a d th f eepQ iQnsIQfthe rods 17, can ,theh

, Y projectingtongnes27 which are adaptedto ovehlap th uter surfa e .ogf @t d hen the shov ing vJee re ie swung M p- Wardly, there y ae tinginiholdihg the pa ts in Place,

ody ."frQinLS r ading in V h reug y-efi tire ,mahnefi, i twb ihg hat d .i is men-n ie that the v. eveli1. g hear th b tw n the p ate arid ,hatythe endmerfioneef nd'hr zen ing he ide 41 i he the cleait 19 rest against the rear ends of the sides tto limit the forward movement of .,the board, sai d ends ef the cleats having thetongues 27 which overlap the outer surqiflacesofzthe sides. Having thus described the invention, What is claimed vas new is: i 1 j ,p v

In a device of the class described, a wagon projecting rearwardly from .the sides; shoveling board; means -for' mountlng the shoveling "board for sw nging l movement with-respect to the sides' andthe bottom' a boXcomprising-sides and a bottom; bars transverse cleat secured to'the vouter fface secured to the outer faces ofthe ends-ofthe .ltheboard and projecting beyond thej latcleat, the plate'and the ends 'ofthe 'cleat having registering key hole slots 00111113118 ing enlarged portions, and reduced portions extended towardthefree end of theboard, the plates having flanges engaging 1311 81101- ward edge of thec1eat; r ods {pivoted to the bars i thekey hole in the reducedportions of the key hole slots of the plates when the "board. is lowered, the enlarged receiving the bars when the boa'rdis swung to a closed position; and a clip on e, thein} terniediate'portion of the board, thefbars being crossed upon themselves and being engaged with the clips, when the board "is in a closed position.

In testimony that I v "Iclaimthe foregoingas y W ,I211 v e ete f ixed my Sig a u in the ,presenee of ,witnesses. d QSGAKRMANWLDLD Q .Witnesses: i i

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